Letter from Rear-Adm. Lord Hood to General Jacob de Budé reporting the sighting of an enemy convoy near the Delaware, and the consequent decision by Admiral Pigot to sail with half his force, leaving Hood with the other half to keep watch on Vaudreuil, and outlining Hood's plans to monitor the situation.
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it will operate as a spur, for I have no liked the Idea of Six & twenty sail of the Line laying inactive here, so long, while the Enemy had a Squadron in the neighbourhood, and sent ships at sea to drive our Frigates from a sight of Boston harbour. I am glad of it upon another account as it enabled me with much propriety to suggest my thoughts. Admiral Pigot proposes to sail in a few days with half his force, and to leave me to watch Vandreuil with the other half; and I hope he will order me into Boston Bay; if I am left to do as I like, I will certainly go there, and finding the Enemy in no forwardness for Sea; stretch to Halifax for a few days, by way of keeping up our water, and from [[addition]] ^ thence [[/addition]] I can not only follow Vandreuil better, than from this port, but more easily watch his motions. The Spanish General with the greater part of his Troops are certainly at Capt Francois, where preparations are making for some enterprize, I shall therefore if I am not ordered to the contrary when I leave this coast, steer directly in the Track [[catchword]] to [[/catchword]]
